Process of treating ores.



I (:f supper pulverized era is preferably exposed in a, 1'e- Ul IARL'ES BAKER Application filed March 1, 1996. Renewal July 6, 1908.

wanted Jan. 15, 2907.

T0 a2! whom it may (wncei-n:

Be it known that we, CHARLES E. BAKER and ARTHVR 'W. URWELL, sitize-ns 0f the United States, residing at Clevelmd, in the sounty 0f Suyalmga and Stale of Shia, hzws invented cerl ain new an useful improve-- ments in lrucess-ss cf T1: 1. 1g Ores, of .VlliCll the following :1 Spaclfiamiml.

This in'v'enizon is 21 for Inent l: suli'lcl ares f0: se pzxmti 0: and the pl'oclustion of (JlllO'i'liTl of metal 01 me-Uals ml the ore.

The psrocess will be particularly described l as alpplle to the productim of olllorid (sf cop per from sull'ld ores a0 aiming this metal; but the. invention is appl t0 sulficl ores l in eneral. The team 011: Employed. as inc uding GORGETFASJEGS and also mails and l weat- 1 i other company -s wnmining the z'netal in combmsllmn wit I or malteing he sulfi w 7 11 and brought 1 lmrcmmi {55391 TllE The dry ore into COR volving drum 01' other suimble reaction vessel m vefigm of sulfur chlorill, said vapor being fillllll introduced from with-nut 01' being produeecl in the i'mctlan vessel by applying heat thereto. In either case the ore is referably heated to hasten the reaction.

he sulfur of the are is replaced by the chlorin of the sulfur chlorid with the separation of sulfur from both (2f the reacting bodies in ac corclamce with the equation *We do limit ourselves to any particular temps/ram"? for car ying -Alz the raac'bion; but a 'n ode-rate degree of Heat is advisable. I The separated sulfur may be w nged from the reaction veawscl, 01 i1 tha temperature be above the vaporizing-paint 0f sulfur it may be distilled and recovered in any sulmnle condensing apparatus.

the Team. cry ul the ma 2%.

We waim 1: The prom-s5 which with if sulfur fink upon dry pulvmuleltz sullld or, at nimble lempex'ature, tlaei'e I sepza-zs-ilng sullw; a" d producing the chla 0f the melal or metals of the 01-12 substaz3-- consists in reacting:

tifilly as (lESCVlbifl,

2. The Worms f ush acnslsts m reg-cl I are containing suppe: sulfid, 11L suimi 2 tenlpemtum, thereby swarming sulliu" and producing the sills-rid ml copper, sulwstafl amllv as describe 3. The: prom" was: in Feasting will dry mllur 1 on dry pulverulen': sulfid at a, smtw lmnpemture, tlmrelay separating sulfur of the metalor la the metallic chls'n l, the metal, su

4. The process why with sulfur chlurld upon a dry pulverulent ore containing ism/gape? sulfid, at a suitable tam Mature, thereby Separating sulfur and proaucin chloricl. cl wpger, extracting the chlorid 01' copper, and @lectrodepesiting the metal, substantial alascrlbfid.

in testimony v We still); our signaiu presensa of 2W9 witnesses.

(FHA. E. BAKER. AREHU W. BURWELL' clucing the cllloz-ial of the are extracting ill. elmtmdepositing .s descl'ibedu W ltnessos 1 HOWARD D. H. Bonn;

m. 130. sluts in reacting 

